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Eliminating Static

Hey guys,

I love my first DIY hammock. Its a simple single layer 1.1, hunter green human-swallower. Its wide and long and just super comfortable, compact, and light. But it has so much static electricity build up on it that its kind of ridiculous. Every time I get out of it, it sticks to me like glue, and snap and crackles as I pull it off. Its not a huge deal other than the fact that it picks up all sorts of debris and dog hair from the charge.
I tried rubbing it down with some dryer sheets. That made it smell nice but did nothing for the static. I also tried spraying it with Static Guard, but was afraid to get too much on it because I wasn't sure how it would affect the fabric. My next solution is to toss it in the dryer with a big handful of dryer sheets and maybe a tennis ball to help move it around. But I really don't want to take all the suspension off to do that.
If anyone has any magic tricks to de-static a hammock easily, please let me know. Any other ideas are welcome.

This is a good question. I have a WBBB and have never had static but I just recently got a DB made from polyester taffeta and it is staticy all the time. Not as bad as you are experiencing but bad enough to be bothersome. I also tried dryer sheets with no luck but that is where I stopped. I sure would like to know a solution to this as well.

Eliminating Static

Originally Posted by ShroominDave

This is a good question. I have a WBBB and have never had static but I just recently got a DB made from polyester taffeta and it is staticy all the time. Not as bad as you are experiencing but bad enough to be bothersome. I also tried dryer sheets with no luck but that is where I stopped. I sure would like to know a solution to this as well.

I have other hammocks that have zero static. My BIAS WWM is great in that respect. Just seems like its this 1.1 2nds material from DIY gear supply. It's got a kind if glossy finish on it, while my WWM is more matte